September 24, 2011
After Ten Years of the “War on Terror,” It’s Time to Scrap the Authorization for Use of Military Force by Andy Worthington, September 16, 2011 Many Americans probably think that the “War on Terror” began on September 11, 2001, when the terrible terrorist attacks took place, whose tenth anniversary has recently been marked. However, the “War [...]
Tags: al-Qaeda, Congress, Congressional Research Service, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Osama bin Laden, Presidency of George W. Bush, September 11 attacks, United State, United States, War on Terror
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September 21, 2011
Afghanistan peace process in tatters after murder of key negotiator The assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani looks set to tip Afghanistan into a deeper crisis. Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images Suicide bomber with hidden explosives has killed Hamid Karzai‘s chief peace envoy in the heart of Kabul reddit this Jon Boone in Kabul guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 20 [...]
Tags: Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Taliban, United States
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September 20, 2011
Night Raids in Afghanistan Fueling Resentment, Undermining US Mission Almost 20 night raids occur every night in Afghanistan, and get the wrong person half the time by John Glaser, September 19, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Increased nighttime military raids by US forces in Afghanistan have fueled resentment and undermined the mission to quell [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Joe Walsh, Joint Special Operations Command, NATO, Open society, Politics of Afghanistan, President of Afghanistan, United State, United States Armed Forces
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September 13, 2011
US embassy in Kabul under attack – live updates Smoke rises from buildings during an on-going attack in Kabul city centre. Photograph: Daud Yardost/AFP/Getty Images Rockets are being fired at the US embassy in Kabul, say police in Afghanistan. The Taliban has claimed responsibliity and says the attackers are armed with rocket-propelled grenades, [...]
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September 8, 2011
Afghanistan, a Decade after 9/11 THE SKEPTICS |More Malou Innocent | September 6, 2011 Nearly ten years after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, the New York Times’seditorial board attempts to explain how the United States and its allies can bring about “a minimally successful end to the Afghan war.” In reality, the piece offers up a lot [...]
Tags: Afghan government, Afghan National Police, Afghanistan, NATO, New York Times, Politics of Afghanistan, Taliban, United States, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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September 8, 2011
Afghan Officials Reject UN Report Exposing Torture Beatings, sexual assault, and electric shock treatment are alleged, as officials cry conspiracy by John Glaser, September 07, 2011 | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum An as yet unpublished United Nations report criticizes the US-supported Afghan government for torturing detained prisoners with beatings, sexual assault, and electric shock [...]
Tags: Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Interior ministry, NATO, Politics of Afghanistan, Prison, United Nations, United States
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September 6, 2011
US Sends Billions in Equipment That Kabul Can’t Afford US is trying to push Afghan security forces toward independence, but neither country can yet afford it by John Glaser, September 05, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum In an attempt to hide the Afghan government’s military dependency on the United States, the US [...]
Tags: Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Kabul, NATO, Philippines, Politics of Afghanistan, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, United States
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August 31, 2011
August: Deadliest Month for US in Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Go Uncounted as Ever by Jeremy Sapienza, August 30, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum We thought July was deadly in Afghanistan. But August was already showing its deadly side by mid-month, after the Taliban shot down a US helicopter and bombings, shootings, and [...]
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August 31, 2011
Afghan Taliban Predict Imminent Victory In Statement NATO Isn’t the Only One That Thinks They’re About to Win by Jason Ditz, August 30, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum A new formal statement released Monday and signed by former Afghan ruler Mullah Omar predicts “imminent victory” for the Taliban inside Afghanistan, insisting that [...]
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August 31, 2011
Mullah Omar Admits Taliban Are Negotiating With US Dropping a long-held precondition that troop withdrawals precede talks, Omar signals potential for political settlement by John Glaser, August 30, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has confirmed that negotiations with the U.S. are taking place, disproving the long-held [...]
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August 27, 2011
NATO Kills Six Civilians in Afghan Air Strike Overnight Air Strike Called in After Taliban Clash by Jason Ditz, August 26, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Another NATO air strike has killed a number of civilians today in the Logar Province. The attack, which took place shortly after midnight, came after [...]
Tags: African Union, Airstrike, Baraki Barak District, Libya, Logar Province, NATO, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban
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August 27, 2011
Details of Secret Pact Emerge: Troops Stuck in Afghanistan Until 2024 If you thought President Obama was ending the war in Afghanistan, think again. Your children will be fighting it in 2024 if the Pentagon has its way. August 23, 2011 | Maybe you thought we’d get out of Afghanistan this very year, the drawdown [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, David Petraeus, George W. Bush, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, Pentagon, United States Armed Forces, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), William B. Caldwell
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August 25, 2011
Kabul police’s turf war with Afghan troops risked British Council rescue When the British Council compound in Kabul was attacked on Friday by insurgents city police sent away Afghan commandos. A New Zealand SAS soldier died during the rescue of two council teachers. Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA Insurgent attack on British Council workers thwarted [...]
Tags: Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, Afghanistan, British Council, Gurkha, Kabul, New Zealand, New Zealand Special Air Service, Safe room, Security guard, Taliban, Warfare and Conflict
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August 25, 2011
Afghan Veterans Against the War Go on Tour The Afghanistan Veterans Against the War (AVAW) speaking tour kicked off yesterday marking the beginning of a series of events around the country from August 22 -31. The first stop was hosted by the IVAW Bay Area chapter and tonight the tour will go to Coffee [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, Asia, Coffee Strong, Helmand Province, Illinois Army National Guard, Lashkar Gah, Nonviolence, Politics of Afghanistan
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August 25, 2011
AFGHAN PEACE YOUTHS FEEL HOPELESS: SAY CONDITIONS WORSENING By JoanWile - Posted on 24 August 2011 By Joan Wile, author, “Grandmothers Against the War: Getting Off Our Fannies and Standing Up for Peace” (Citadel Press) On Sunday, Aug. 21, I had the privilege of speaking via conference call with several young people from the Afghan Youth Peace [...]
Tags: Activism and Peace Work, Afghanistan, Arts and Entertainment, Asia, Associated Press, Kabul, Peace, United States
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August 24, 2011
Misunderstanding the Afghan War (After a Decade!) John Glaser, August 23, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Comment | Antiwar Forum Ahmad Majidyar blogs at the American Enterprise Institute about US-NATO negotiations with the Taliban, characterizing them as “goodwill gestures” and “appeasement.” The British Embassy in Kabul recently hosted an Iftar party on the occasion of [...]
Tags: Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, American Enterprise Institute, British Council, Kabul, List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom, NATO, Taliban, United State, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), William Patey
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August 20, 2011
Deal Would Ensure US Troops Stay in Afghanistan Until 2024 by Jason Ditz, August 19, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum Reports in the Daily Telegraph reveal that the Obama Administration is close to signing a deal with Afghanistan that would ensure US troops, including special forces, would remain on the ground in [...]
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August 19, 2011
The Afghan rock band, The White Page, takes on corruption and war via their music [Travis Beard] In November 2010, four 20-something Afghans took the stage at a private party in a Kabul French restaurant. As the young men walked on stage, their long black hair, leather jackets, hoodies, electric guitars, a bass, and a [...]
Tags: Afghan Independence Day, Afghanistan, Ahmad Zahir, Asia, British Council, Kabul, Politics of Afghanistan, United States
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August 16, 2011
Analysts say the current training scheme of relying on expensive contracts is not sustainable [EPA] A US-based military contractor has failed to provide nearly 60 per cent of the instructors needed to train Afghan police under a contract with the US government, according to an audit issued on Monday. The audit focused on the transfer [...]
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August 14, 2011
Afghans’ dire need for clean water Government says almost three quarters of the population do not have access to clean water. Despite the influx of large amounts of international aid into Afghanistan, getting access to water remains a daily struggle for a large part of the country. The government says almost three quarters of [...]
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